Refraction of Waves

a disturbance caused by energy moving through a system in a cyclical pattern

• Wave

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Speed

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high point of a wave

• crest

• trough

• amplitude

• wavelength

Number of waves passing a given point in a certain amount of time, measured in Hertz (Hz)

• wavelength

• frequency

• amplitude

• wave speed

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Distance between points where the wave begins to repeat itself

• trough

• amplitude

• wavelength

• frequency

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The way waves travel

• propagation

• wave speed

• frequency

• transportation

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when a wave is bent by traveling from one medium to another

• reflection

• refraction

• absorption

• propagation

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The substance that a wave is passing through

• medium

• frequency

• wavelength

• gravy

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A wave that propagates sound, requires a medium

• sound wave

• light wave

• transverse wave

• big wave

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a form of electromagnetic radiation that doesn't require a medium to pass through

• sound wave

• light wave

• transverse wave

• compressional wave

Spread out areas or areas of decreased pressure on a sound wave are known as a ---

• Rarefaction

• Amplitude

• Compression

• Hertz

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